ORU's New Marketing Director

Tulsa OK – Oral Roberts University is pleased to announce the promotion of James D.
Smith to ORU Director of Marketing. Smith led the ORU Mabee Center Marketing Department
for seven years before accepting this new role.

“James has done an outstanding job leading marketing at the Mabee Center; seeing growth
year over year,” said Ossie Mills, ORU Vice President of Communications and Marketing.
“I am confident that James will take our marketing business and concept development
to a new level, creating effective brand awareness and management, digital approaches
and important measurement and analysis.”

Smith, who was born in England and raised in Tulsa, graduated from Tulsa’s Memorial
High School and Northeastern State University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree
in Business Marketing. He brings a wealth of experience to his new position with 30
years of professional marketing in the Tulsa area.

“I am honored to serve ORU’s marketing efforts in this way,” said Smith. “My goal
is to build a strong, creative team that will expand ORU’s reach within the United
States and globally as ORU provides a whole person education to impact the world with
God’s healing.”

Active in the Tulsa community, Smith serves as President of his homeowner’s association,
is an active member of his church, an accomplished chef, business owner and long-time
volunteer of numerous Tulsa charitable organizations.